Kapteyn's Star was originally cataloged by the Dutch astronomer, Jacobus Kapteyn, in 1898.[10] While he was reviewing star charts and photographic plates he noted the star's very high proper motion of more than 8 arc seconds per year. Later, the star became referred to as Kapteyn's Star, in honor of its discoverer.[11] At that time, it had the highest proper motion of any star known, dethroning Groombridge 1830. With the discovery of Barnard's Star in 1916,[12] Kapteyn's Star dropped to second place, where it remains.[6][11] On 2014, two super-Earth planet candidates in orbit around the star were announced.[13]